The $55 Solution

Greg Abbott says Texas schools are "funded better than ever." The bill's own numbers: flexible funding up $55 per student. Full receipts on the sources page.

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RECEIPTS (the sources behind this episode): • Texas School Funding – Major Elements in House Bill 2 IDRA 2025 - IDRA: https://www.idra.org/education_policy/texas-school-funding-major-elements-in-house-bill-2/ • Texas’ new $8.5B school funding bill explained: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/04/texas-public-education-schools-funding-bill-explained/ • Untitled: https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00002H.htm • Supplement: TX HB2 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Fiscal Note (House Commit...: https://legiscan.com/TX/supplement/HB2/id/576052 • Texas Legislature approves $8.5 billion public education boost: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/29/texas-legislature-public-school-funding-hb-2/ • Texas House Bill 2: What Educators Need to Know: https://progresslearning.com/news-blog/texas-house-bill-2-2025/ • House Bill 2 (HB 2) Implementation: Foundation School Program (FSP) Funding F...: https://tea.texas.gov/taa-letters/house-bill-2-hb-2-implementation-foundation-school-program-fsp-funding-formula-changes • Gov. Greg Abbott signs historic public school funding bill, including signifi...: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/school-funding-bill-texas-gov-greg-abbott/ • Greg Abbott by Gage Skidmore (on screen at the open): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greg_Abbott_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg • Gov. Greg Abbott at a bill-signing ceremony at the Texas Capitol in Austin on... (on screen at 0m24s): https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/05/texas-democrats-ken-paxton-court-vacate-seats-quorum-break/ • Gov. Greg Abbott at a bill signing ceremony at the state Capitol in Austin on... (on screen at 0m24s): https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/03/texas-house-democrats-abbott-threatens-removal-quorum-break/ • Greg Abbott - Wikipedia (on screen at 0m50s): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Abbott • ELECTION 2026 | Abbott says he's confident, steps up attacks on Hinojosa as T... (on screen at 0m50s): https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2026/oct/13/election-2026-abbott-says-hes-confident-steps-up/ • Greg Abbott 2026 (on screen at 1m01s): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greg_Abbott_2026.jpg • Greg Abbott (8085498826) (on screen at 1m01s): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greg_Abbott_(8085498826).jpg • Gov. Abbott signs bill to provide $8.5B for Texas public schools (on screen at 1m13s): https://www.fox7austin.com/news/texas-public-school-funding-bill-signing-abbott • Governor Abbott Signs Record Public Education Funding, Teacher Pay Raise Into... (on screen at 1m13s): https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-signs-record-public-education-funding-teacher-pay-raise-into-law • Texas Gov. Greg Abbott holds a news conference with state agencies and local... (on screen at 1m13s): https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/27/greg-abbott-texas-uvalde-shooting/ • LBB fiscal note (on screen at 1m30s): https://txccri.org/single-post/2019/11/04/A-Shake-Up-at-LBB-is-Long-Overdue • Texas Democrats break quorum in redistricting fight (on screen at 1m39s): https://www.fox26houston.com/news/texas-democrats-chicago-redistricting-break-quorum • Education Rally at Texas State Capitol Building (on screen at 2m37s): https://www.flickr.com/photos/9397412@N06/5527868553 • TEA Teacher Vacancy Task Force F22 (on screen at 2m58s): https://teachplus.org/resource/developing-a-thriving-teacher-workforce-in-texas-teacher-vacancy-task-force-final-report/ • Blog Post Image (on screen at 3m19s): https://teachthevote.atpe.org/Our-Blog/Latest-Posts/Teach-the-Vote-Week-in-Review-May-16-2025 • teacher pay raise (on screen at 3m51s): https://www.ednc.org/4-21-2026-gov-stein-releases-budget-proposal-with-11-average-raise-for-teachers-highest-starting-pay-in-the-southeast/ • Governor Abbott Signs Oilfield Theft Protection, Pro-Growth Legislation Into Law (on screen at 4m17s): https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-signs-oilfield-theft-protection-pro-growth-legislation-into-law • GOV ABBOTT INAUGURATION CEREMONY_frame_127205.png (on screen at 4m17s): https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/gov-greg-abbott-lt-gov-dan-patrick-to-be-sworn-in-to-office-at-inauguration-ceremony • 2025 Texas Senate 01 (on screen at 4m56s): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2025_Texas_Senate_01.jpg